MAL MCP Server
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MyAnimeList MCP server: Jikan-powered reads plus official MAL personal-list management.
Use this server
Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
MAL_CLIENT_ID MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN MAL_ACCESS_TOKENClaude Code
claude mcp add --env MAL_CLIENT_ID= --env MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN= --env MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN= mal-mcp -- npx mal-mcp
Cursor
If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"mal-mcp","command":"npx","args":["mal-mcp"],"env":{"MAL_CLIENT_ID":"","MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN":"","MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"mal-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mal-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MAL_CLIENT_ID": "",
"MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN": "",
"MAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.